PRITZKER PRIZE

WINNERS AND
THEIR WORKS
1979
Philip Johnson (united states)
American architect, best known for his works of Modern architecture,
including the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, and his works of
postmodern architecture, particularly 550 Madison Avenue (Formerly the
AT&T Building and then the Sony Building), designed with John Burgee. In
1978 he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and
in 1979 the first Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Glass house (1949)

The Glass House or Johnson house, is a historic
house museum at 798-856 Ponus Ridge Road in New
Canaan, Connecticut. Built in 1949, it was designed by
Philip Johnson as his own residence, and "universally
viewed as having been derived from" the Farnsworth
House design, according to Alice T. Friedman.
It was designated a National Historic Landmark in
1997. It is now owned by the National Trust for Historic
Preservation.
1980
Luis Barragán (Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín)(Mexico)
A Mexican architect and engineer. His work has influenced contemporary
architects through visual and conceptual aspects.
Barragán won the Pritzker Prize, the highest award in architecture, in 1980
and his personal home, the Luis Barragán House and Studio, was declared a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.
Barragán visited Le Corbusier and became influenced by European
modernism. Nonetheless, according to Andrés Casillas (who worked with
Barragán), he eventually became entirely convinced that the house should not
be "a machine for living." Opposed to functionalism, Barragán strove for an
"emotional architecture" claiming that "any work of architecture which does
not express serenity is a mistake." Barragán always used raw materials such as
stone or wood. He combined them with an original and dramatic use of light,
both natural and artificial; his preference for hidden light sources gives his
interiors a particularly subtle and lyrical atmosphere.

Torres de Satélite (1957)

The project was originally planned to be composed of seven towers,
with the tallest one reaching a height of 200 meters (about 650 feet),[citation
needed] but a budget reduction forced the design to be composed of only
five towers, with the tallest measuring 52 meters (170 feet) and the shortest 30
meters (98 feet).
Thus, in the first days of March 1958, the Satélite Towers were inaugurated as the symbol of the
newborn and modern Ciudad Satélite.
1981
Philip Johnson (united states)
American architect, best known for his works of Modern architecture,
including the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, and his works of
postmodern architecture, particularly 550 Madison Avenue (Formerly the
AT&T Building and then the Sony Building), designed with John Burgee. In
1978 he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and
in 1979 the first Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Glass house (1949)

The Glass House or Johnson house, is a historic
house museum at 798-856 Ponus Ridge Road in New
Canaan, Connecticut. Built in 1949, it was designed by
Philip Johnson as his own residence, and "universally
viewed as having been derived from" the Farnsworth
House design, according to Alice T. Friedman.
It was designated a National Historic Landmark in
1997. It is now owned by the National Trust for Historic
Preservation.